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How Jay GOUld Travels.

Mr.. Gould travels like rocket while
inspecting his roads. In this way he gets
q certain amount of exercise. for, as trav-
elers know, heavy train drawn at the
rate of fifty miles an hour will make lit.
tie fuss in comparison with the antics OF
single car tackled to an engine making
the same rate. Mr.. Gould often travels
in the Convoy at a fifty-mile gait, and
during such trip he has been known To
change scats-from one side of the car
to the other-not of his own volition,
but without changing countenance. 80
long as Superintendent Kerrigan keeps
his hands off the bell rope Nr. Gould
makes no remonstrance, but accepts his
shaking without grumble. He changed
engineers on one of his recent trips with
out knowing it. The engineer had been
running slowly, for reasons of his OWE,
in spite of numerous pulls at the bell
cord. When, however, he discovered
that dinner was under way he pulled the
throttle open, and the locomotive darted
ahead suddenly as if going through
space. The jar cleaned the table like
flash. At the next station the engineer
was promoted to freight train.-NeH
York Times
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Things Seen in Alaska.

Nowhere in my home travels, from
Lake Superior to the Gulf OF Mexico, from
Washington to Sitka, writes Governor
Swineford, have I seen more luxurlant
vegetation than here in Southern Alaska.
I find the harder vegetables all growing
to maturity and enormous size, with
turnips weighing ten pounds, cabbages
twenty-seven pounds, and as fine pota-
toes as can be found in all OF the Eastern
markets I found growing in Wrangell,
Juneau and here in Sitka. While timothy
and redtop grow to height OF from fye
to seven feet, and in this vicinity all the
hay was cured during the past summer
that will be required during the winter,
and I am satisfied from personal obser.
vation that hundreds of tons more could
have been harvested. The few cattle L
have seen are sleek and in the best posi-
BILE condition, and I unhesitatingly give
it as my opinion that the country is well
enough adapted to grazing purposes to
render wholly unnecessary the importa..
ton of beef, even when the population OF
the Territory shall have grown far beyond
the number requisite to its admission as
State.
On the other hand, while. I am not pre-
pared to speak advisedly on the section
known as Southwestern Alaska, lmay be
permitted to say that the reports / get
from the most trustworthy sources lndl-
cate the existence of large areas ofvaluable
grazing lands on the Alcutian islands and
some parts of the peninsular, where the
harder breeds of cattle do not require to
be fed in any season of the year. If this
be true the prediction which has been
made that Alaska will eventually furnish
the Pacific coast with its beef may yet be
verified.
And this is true of a country embracing
more square miles than the six New Eng
land States and New York.
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A Famous Detective.

James Jackson, the famous State detec-
tive, resides in Sing Sing, and is generally
in attendance at the prison. His duties
are to examine carefully the face of every
convict as he enters, and to scrutlnlze
every visitor in order to prevent any dis
charged convict from seeing his pals.
Occasionally he has to make long jour-
news in pursuit of runaway prisoners or to
identify criminals convicted in other
States. He never makes mistake; II
once he looks man in the eye he will
know him under any disguise, as he tells
his man by the look of his eyes. Once an
escaped convict had his nose pared
down one-third, but Jackson detected
him at once, Notwithstanding this remark
able change of feature. Mr. Jackson
is about 5 feet inches in height, about
IS years old, of light and sinewy build,
with black hair and piercing black eyes,
and is altogether remarkably handsome:
He knows about 10, 900 criminals, and it
is simply wonderful that he can distln-
guish the features of every one. On his
long journeys he eats very moderately
and always takes one Brandreth pill at
night. When much fatigued by the jolt
inc of the cars on his tiresome trips nc
uses two Allcock's Porous Plasters on
the small of the back, which give him
renewed vigor and quickly relieve him
of all WEAKNESS. These are the only two
remedies he uses, and he attributes his
vigor and remarkable health to Allcock's
Porous Plasters and Brandrcth's Pills.
Sing Sing, N. Y, Daily Register.
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4 Clergynlan'S Rinse.

A good, true story, now current in
New York, tells how yonng assistant
minister of Fifth avenue church has
made his way rapidly into great social
favor. He did it by making the infiuen-
tial ladies of his congregation believe
that they were responsible for the best
points in the sermons. In making q
pastoral call, and when the conversation
turned On religious topics, lie would pick
out some utterance af his hostess, declare
it admirable, and promise to use on the
next Sunday. On that occasion she
would proudly hear him introduce an
embellished form of the conccit with
such an introduction as, "One of the
brightest minds I know" or, From q
beautiful source comes the idea VI
Could she thereafter fail to pet himi
He is the lion of hundred parlors. -
Philadelphia Times.
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altar cloths, scarfs, hangings and othe
tarial, ornamented in an indescribably
brilliant manner by leaves and foliage OF
embroidery, in which birds stand out II
bold relief, because the latter are made
of the natural plumage of the birds them
selves. By some mysterious process.
known only to the artists, these real
feathers are wrought upon the stuffed
surface so naturally that the bird from
which the plumage comes is perfectly re-
produced.
The same art is also exercised upon
cards, large and small, scarf-pins, hair
ornaments, etc., and the tiniest humming
birds to the tallest of the stork family arr
accurately represented.
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Beautiful Work in Ivory.

With improved methods of carving
came a more general demand for small
ivory figures which could be used as or
naments, and as result the subjects be-
came more varied and less conventional.
We now have beautiful toilet articles
with carvings of flowers and arabesque
caskets of ivory worthy to inclose gems !;
little statues of genre designs; birds and
grayhounds and miniature figures of hu-
manity. Striking groups and scenes
from life are carved out of the white SUBJ
stance, and the whole inlaid with differ
emily colored ivory, which gives the pic
ture realistic and beautiful appearance.
The more delicate of the carvings have
to be executed by trained hand and an
artistic eye. Many women are employed
in this work, especially in the ivory man
ufactories of Europe, where they are
paid good wages for their labor. The
rougher work, such as making billiard
balls, rings for harness and ivory han
dies, is done entirely by machinery, but
since the demand for fine household
ornaments has grown so steadily, large
number of gifted women have been given
employment in the manufactures to do
the fine polishing and designing. The
ivory used is taken, not only from Africa
and Asia and the fos-il mammoth of ST.
IBERIA, but also from the horns of the hip
popotamus, the tusks of the walrus and
the sword of the narwhale.
The grain of the several kinds differs
very materially, and in proportion to the
delicatcness of the lines is the price paid
for it. The elephant tusk represents the
finest specimens of ivory. When the
tusks are brought into the workshop they
are cut into shapes necessary for carving
by machinery. The objects are designed
beforehand and a suitable piece is cut out
from the sheet at one turn of the wheel.
These pieces are then taken by the art
lists, who design and polish them until
fashioned ready for the store. The carv-
ers sit at long desks facing windows of
light, and they use salt and water be-
meath the touch of their fine tools. The
polishing is accomplished upon wheels or
bluffs" corered with Canton flannel, and
there are vats of colored liquid for stain
ing tints. When the carving is finished
it represents exquisite work.-jNaI and
EXPRESS.
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What Killed CrOUuet.

Many of us remember that fifteen or
twenty years ago croquet was pleasant,
if not very exciting, pastimc for sum-
mcr afternoon; but when enthusiastic
players discovered that the way to win
the game was not to make the running OF
your own hoops the first object, but
rather aim at preventing your opponent
from running his, by leaving his ball be-
hind peg or wire; and when they de-
velopcd systematic methods of carrying
out these tactics, the game was at once
changed, for all ordinary people, into as
disagrccable form of amusement as ever
was devised; and croquet died Of sci.
entifc play, and lawn tennis reigEed in
jts stead.-Temple Bar. 81
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THE OUTGROWTH OF A VAST Ex]

In pregnancy, Favorite Prescription
is . "mother's cordial" relieving nausea,
weakness Of stomach and other distressing
symptoms common to that condition. II
It's use In kept up In the latter months OF
sestation, It 30 prepares the system for de-
livery as to greatly lessen, and many times
almost entirely do away with the suf1er1ngS
Of that trying ordeal
aFavOrite Prescription,o when taken
in connection with the use Of DR.. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery, and small laxa-
tive doses Of DR.. Pierce's Purgatiye Pellets
Iittle Liver Pills., cures Liver, Kidney and
Bladder diseases. Their combined use also
removes blood taints, and abolshes can
cerous and scrofulous humors from the
aFavorite Prescription" Is the only
medicine for women sold, by druggists.
under q positive guarantee, from the
manufacturers, that it will give satis1ac-
ton in every case, or money Will De re,
funded. This guarantee has been printed
On the bottle-wrapper, and faithfully car
ricd out for many years. Large Douies
n00 doseO 500, or six bottles Tor
F1:S%3s Send ten cents in stamps for Or.
pierce,s large, illustrated Treatise Q60
napes| on Diseases of Women.
ssa nuain street, BUFFALO,, N. 2.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

The good we have received from man
should make us bear with the Ill he does
us.
It is a strange desire to seek power
over others, and lose power over a mans
self.
Bashfulness has as little in common
with modesty as impudence has with
courage.
Anxiety is the poison of life, the sure
destroyer of health; parent OF many SINS,
and of more miseries.
In ali negotiations OF dliflcuIty, man
NAV not look to SOW and reap at once,
but must prepare business, and so rlpen
it by degrees.
Real merit of any kind cannot long be
concealed; it will be discovered, and
nothing can deprcciate it but mans
exhibiting it himself. 1t may not always
be rewarded as it ought; but it will
always be known.
The weak man is he who forms many
purposes and drops one after another In
the face of difficulties. The strong is he
who forms few purposes, but, in the
face of all opposition carries each one
through to successful issues.
Our healing is not in the storm or in
the whirlwind, it is notin monarchies, or
aristocracies, or democracies, but will be
the still, small voice that speaks to the
conscience and the heart, prompting us
to a wider and wiser humanity.
Make thy recreation servant to thy
business, lest thou become slave to thy
recreation. When thou goest up into the
mountain, leave this servant in the valley
when thou goest to the city, leave him
in the suburbs, and remember the servant
must not be greater than the master.
It is not necessary or right that all
men should enjoy art, nature or music to
make them useful or honorable. When
we go pleasuring at least let us be
honest, and not pretend to liking for
white bait, when we hunger for good
meal of wholesome coarse bread and salt
herring.
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Language of Finger.Nails.

He who keeps his nails well rounded at
the tips is proud man.
80 Nails which remain long after being
cut level with the finger ends are sign
of generosity.
The owner of very round and smooth
nails is of a peaceable and conciliatory
disposition.
He who keeps his nails somewhat long,
round and tipped with black is a roman
tic poet.
He who has white spots on his nails is
fond of the society of ladies, but is tickle
in his attachments.
If you come across man with long
and pointed nails you may take 1t that
he is either player of the guitar, tail
OF, or an attorney.
Transparent nails with light red, mark
a cheerful, gentle and amiable disposl-
ton. Lovers with transparent nails usu-
ally carry their pass'on to the verge OF
madness.
He who has the nail of his right thumb
slightly notched is regular glutton,
even nibbling at himself, as, when not
having eatabIes at hand, he falls to biting
his own inger-nails.
He who keeps his nails irregularly cut
is hasty and determined. Men who have
not the patience to cut their nails prop
crly generally come to grief; most OF
them commit suicide or get married.
He whose nails are detached from the
finger at the further extremities and
when cut showing larger proportion OF
the finger than usual, ought never to get
married, as it would be wonder if he
were master in his.own house, for short
nails betoken patience, good nature and,
above all, resignation under severe trials.
Chicago Nens.
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A famous physician, many years ago, with
the aid of an English chemist, formulated q
preparation which effected remarkable cures
of liver diseases, bile, indigestion, etc., and
from a small beginning there arose q large de;
mand and sale for II, which has ever increased
until, after generations have passed, its popu..
larity has become worldwide, The name or
this celebrated remedy is Cookies Anti-bil-
ious Pills.
acquainted with the great merits OF these Pills
$50 unlike any others, and who have ever since
resorted 10 their use in cases OF need, commen-
dation is unnecessary. But to those 1cho have
not used them and hare no knopiedge of their
lrOndcrf1il rirt,ics, IRE nO4c inrfte dttentt9n.
The use of these Pills in the United States =
already large. Their virtues have never varied,
and will stand the test OF any climate. They
are advertised in our columns-not IN na-
grant manner, but modestly; for the great
ties renders It. unnecessary, even distaste-
full. to eItOl their merits beyond plain, unvaE-
Persons afflicted with indigestion OF any bill.
ious or hver trouble, should betr, In mind
Cookies Anti Bilious Pills" and should ask
for them of their druggist. and II he has t
got them, insist that he should order them espe-
cially for themselves of any wholesalodealer,
of whom, they can be had.
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cures nausea, weakness Of stomach, indi-
eestion, bloating and eructations Of gas.
AS q soothing and strengtnennE
nervine," Favorite Prescription ls un,
eoualled and II invaluable in allaying and
subduing nervous e1citability, 1rr1tablllty,
exhaustion, prostration, hyster1a, spasms
and other distressing, nervous symPtoms
commonly attendant upon functio1ai ana
organic disease Of the womb. IL lnouces
refreshing sleep and relieves mental an1-
iety and dependency. ,.,
ar. Pierce's Eavorite Prescription
is q legitimate medicine, carefully
compounded by an experienced and skill1nl
physician, and adapted 20 woman's delicate
ORGANIZATION. 1t Is pure.v vegetable IN its
composition and perfect. harmless IN 1ts
0Eavorife Prescription" IL POSI-:
tive cure for the most complicated ana
obstinate cases of leucorrhea, or whites,
excessive flowing at monthly periods, pain
full .menstruation, unnatural suppressions,
prolapsus or falling Of the womb. weak
back, "female weakness" anteversion, re-
troversion, bearing-down sensations, chron-
ic congestion, Inflammation and liberation
of the womb, inflammation, pain and ten
derness in ovaries, accompanied with "1n-
ternal heat"
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|3 PHYSICIANS
| FAILED.

The treatment of many thousands OF cases
of those chronic weaknesses and dtstressi9g
ailments peculiar to females, at the !nyallds
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, n. Y,
has AFFORDED q vast experience IN nicely
Adapting and thoroughly testing remedies
for the cure of woman's peculiar maladies.
Dr. Pierce's EavOrite Prescription
Is the outgrowth, or result, Of this great
and valuable experience. Thousands Of
Testimonials, received from patients and
from physicians who have tested 1t In the
more aggravated and obstinate cases which
had bafffed their skill. prove 1t to be the
most wonderful remedy ever devised Tor
the relief and cure of suffering women. 1t
is not recommended q . "cure-all," but
as a most perfect Specific for woman's
peculiar ailments.
it imparts strength to the whole. system,
and TO the uterus, or womb and its ap-
pendaees, in particular. For overworked,
kTorn.out," !" rundown" debilitatcd teach
ers. milliners. drcssmakers, seamstresses,
Hs6op-girls," housekeepers, nursing moth
ers. and feeble women generally, DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the great
est earthly boon, being uneT,alled as On
sppetizing cordial and restorative tonic. 1t
promotes digestion end assimilation of food.
Addresa. WORLDS DISPl
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Money Mixers

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How Pale You Are!

Is frequently the eIclam alton Of on, lady to
another The tact is not pleasant one Io
have mentioned, but the act may be kindly
one. for it sets the one addressed to thinking,
apprises her Of the fact that she is not i'll good
health, and leads her to seek a reason therefor
Pallor is almost always attendant upon the
feebled, and the blood is impoverished; Or
Pierce's Golden Med cal Discovery VIII ac'
as tonic upon the system, will inrich the I'm. I'm
poverished blood, AMI restore roses 10 the
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READ THE FOLLOWING LETTER

From a well.known Gentleman Of Leek.
port, and ex-Presideut Of the New err
State Pharmaceutical Association:
Lockport, N. Y, April 10, 1855.
Pardee Medicine Co.:
GENTS In reply to your communication
of April 18th, take pleasure in stating that
for years physicians and druggists have besn
trying to secure remedy for these obstinate
and painful complaints, such as neuralgia,
rheumatism and nervous headaches, to which
every one is liable who lives In this climate,
and until quite recently the efforts OF both
chemist and doctor have been Unsuccessful;
but I am pleased at last that such remedy b
found in the compound Of DR.. Pardees Rhsur
matte Remedy. recommend it to all whs
are suffering with rheumatism. I have yss
to hear Of the first case Of rheumatism which
it has not greatly relieved, and where the
remedy has been used as directed, nearly ev-
cry case hiss been permanently cured.
Respectfully yours,
F. z SWEET.
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A leading real estate agent private and
banker. Mr.. Ira Brown, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
~ feel it my duty to say Of st. Jacobs Oil that
lay on my back three months with rheuma-
tism. tried it, was cured, and have never
been troubled SINCE"
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A CHINAMAN has discovered that cast % on
horse shoes make good cutters steel. The
wrought iron Of the shoes having been con-
stantiy hammered on the roads acquires hard
ness and the animal heat from the hoofs mas
something to do with 1t.
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uox,rd,s "Iife Of Beecher."

Joseph Howard, Jr... the widely known jour.
nalist and intimate friend OF Beecher ior ae .me
Preacher Pres chez and Orator, which will no doubt be
the standard work. and one OF peculiar mercy I
and value. 1t is to be brought out by hunnardd ard
Bros. by subscription, will be hney liius'fa'eu
and should haYe an enormous SAFE
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The pressure of fourteen tons per
square inch has been found to render soft
wood suitable as substitute for hard
wood, as for making loom shuttles.
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THE tonnage Of American vessels in the for, @
eign trade has fallen from z 49o, ,sa tons IN lsol
to l,0SS, ,041, and the percentage OF American
vessels entering our ports from 65'S5 per cenr'
In 1851 IN y "a
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Mr., T. J. Murphy, 81 Debavoice Place, Brook
lyn, n. Y, says: II was afflicted with sciatic
rheumatism AID found st. Jacobs Oil very ef-
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"rI.ov. Her Better than Life"

Well, then, why don't you do something to
bring back the roses TO her cheeks and the
liqht to her eyes2 Don't you see she 1s suffer-
ing from nervous debility, the result OF female
weakness2 A bottle OF DR.. Pierce's "Fayorite
Prescription" will brighten those pale cheeks
and send new life through that wasting 1orm'
. ,-o, loye har take heed.
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It is stated that there has been no in,
,tance of the failure of oil to still troubled
waters when the oil used was vegc-
table OF fish oil.
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THE distance from New York to San Fran
cisco by Cape Horn is 1880 miles; distance py
the Panama canal, 4,2O.
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Syracuse, N. T..
DEAR S1Rs II have been troubled with
rhematism for the last five years, and until
heard Of DR.. Pardees Remedy had no rest.
After hearing Of it procured some Of my
druggist, and am now entirely free from the
disease. Respectfully yours, :.
MRS. ETA HALE, So Baker Street.
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II afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water Druggists sell at 2oc. per oottle
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Great English Remedy.

THE United States colleges contain 1900
rono en- students
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Ola II.

II q cough disturbs your sleep, take Piso's
Cure for CONSUMPTION and rest well.
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II you have catarrh, use the surest remedy
Dr. Snna,a
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Jordan, N. 2.
GENTS For a year past have been badly
afflicted with rhematism, at times very bad,
and for q month before commenced using
your remedy could hardly sleep nights. Ons
bottle Of DR.. Pardee's Rheumatic Remedy re-
lieved me of the pain, and now sleep as
well as well as ever, and feel like recomend-
ing it to all who are thus afflicted.
Yours truly,
MRS. ANN DARLING.
Ask your druggist for DR.. Pardees Remedy
and take no other. Price, 81 per bottle /; six
bottles, IS.
Pardee Medicine Co., Rochester, N. Y.